8. After years of hard work, she became qualified as a doctor last year. 9. Her new novel is based on her adventures in Africa.
10. The house is too small for a family of five; furthermore, it is in a bad condition. 11. Human beings are much more intelligent than animals.
12. She promised solemnly that she would not say about it anymore.
2. (1) obtain (2) confident (3) communicate (4) advantage (5) relevant (6) helpful (7) extreme (8) enjoyable (9) means (10) process (11) particularly (12) characters (13) astonished (14) apparently
3. (1) fond of (2) is…related to (3) find out (4) To a certain degree (5) vice versa (6) no doubt (7) rid… of (8) cleared up (9) or else (10) at all costs (11) sure enough (12) let alone
(13) In his hurry (14) It’s no use (15) in my opinion (16) was worth
(II) Increasing Your Word Power
1. (1) c (2) d (3) b (4) b (5) b (6) d
2. (1) highly/very (2) quite/very (3) quite/very/increasingly (4) quite/simply/very 3.
nouns Chinese meanings
conqueror 征服者胜利者
environmentalist 环境保护主义者 industrialist 工业家实业家 journalist 新闻记者报人 laborer 听力劳动者工人 logician 逻辑学家 magician 魔术师变戏法的人 mathematician 数学家 murderer 谋杀犯凶手 survivor 幸存者生还者
1. logician 2. magician 3.mathematician 4. Journalist 5.industrialist 6.environmentalist 7. laborer 8.murderer 9.conqueror 10.survivor (III) Grammar Task 1:
(1) would/should (2) should/would (3) might (4) would (5) must (6) can’t (7) should would (8) must
Task 2:
(1) The expedition might have reached the top of the mountain now.
(2) If there should be any change in the schedule, please let me know in time. (3) Passengers must check in 45 minutes prior to flight departure. (4) Hurry up. It would be a pity to miss the concert.
(5) The man standing in the distance can’t be Mr.li, for he left for New York yesterday afternoon. (IV) Cloze
(1) doubt (2) efficient (3) where (4) advantage (5) afford (6) claim (7) fluently (8) qualified (9) extent (10) ridiculous (11) perfect (12) as (13) because (14) individual
(V) Translation 1. Translate the sentences
(1) The baby can’t even crawl yet, let alone walk.
(2) Will claimed he was dining with a group of friends at the time of the murder, but in my opinion he told a lie.
(3) To a certain extent the speed of reading is closely related to reading skills; and with reading skills you can cope with outside class reading better.
(4) Can you take a look at the engine to see what’s wrong.
(5) Some people assume that there is a Chinese equivalent for every Japanese word. (6) We have passed all the relevant information on to the police.
(7) There/ It is no use asking me any more questions about that matter because I won’t answer. (8) It was a mistake on Jim’s part to sign the contract without reading it carefully. (9) They refused to provide us with all the information we need.
(10) This accident is very similar to the one that happened three years ago. (11) The film is based on a play by/ of Shakespeare.
(12) If you have a good command/ mastery of English and computer skills, you will surely have an advantage over others in finding a job/ in job-hunting.
Section C Theme-Related Writing
Write a passage in about 100–120 words, taking either of the following titles: 1) Why I like to learn English 2) Why I hate to learn English
▆ Sample essay One Why I like to learn English
I have learned English for about seven years. I should say that I am highly motivated to master English. First of all, learning English is useful, as it is becoming a world language and people from different countries often communicate with one another in English. If I am good at English, it will be much easier for me to communicate with them. Secondly, I like traveling a lot. A good mastery of English will make things much easier for me when traveling around the world. Finally, I like literature a lot. If I am very good at English, I can read great works by Shakespeare and Dickens and many other English writers instead of reading the translated versions.
▆ Sample essay Two
Why I hate to learn English
I have learned English for about seven years. I should say the more I learn English, the more I hate it. First of all, learning English is boring. I have to memorize many new words or rely on a dictionary to frequently check unknown words. Doing so wastes a lot of my precious time. Secondly, I don’t understand why we have to learn a foreign language. I don’t want to go abroad and I can always find a job that doesn’t need English in China. Finally, I can always read translated versions of the books I want to read. So, if I don’t have to learn English, I would rather use the time I spend on English to do things I like.
Unit 3 Parents and Children
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
2 In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Completethe following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
1) There was a(n) awkward moment when she didn’t know whether to shake his hand or kiss his cheek.
2) She breathed a sigh of relief when she found out she had passed her exam. 3) Parents should really take extra care of their babies as many accidents actually occur at home.
4) The government has two options; to reduce spending or to increase tax. 5) The following program contains scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers.
6) When the doctor told her that it was only a minor case, she released her husband’s arm.
7) The woman felt panicky and she spoke almost without pausing for breath. 8) The policeman blew his whistle and the protesters scattered in all directions. 9) He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole.
10) Don’t wipe your nose on your sleeve, kid — that’s what your handkerchief’s for!
11) I took my son to the zoo as a birthday treat.
12) As I recall, it was you who suggested this idea in the first place.
3 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use
them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.
1) In just a few days he became well acquainted with all his new classmates. 2) Jane has locked herself up in her room for the whole day. She took us by surprise when she came out with her hair dyed red.
3) Let’s sit down quietly and gather our thoughts first before the discussion. 4) To my surprise, the stranger turned out to be an old friend of my mother’s. 5) Seeing Jim wearing a funny hat, Maggie tried hard to fight back adesire to laugh.
6) Don’t hang up on me — I need to talk to you.
7) After quarrelling with his step-father, Colin ran away and hasn’t been heard of ever since.
8) They’ve hired someone to take care of the children for a week.
9) When I asked him how he was doing, he hemmed and hawed before telling me that he had just lost his job.
10) Once a very shy boy from a small mountainous village, he turned into a competent engineer in a matter of six years.
11) The newspaper refused to keep the facts from the public.
12) As we sat on the beach soaking up the sunshine, she started to tell me her childhood stories.
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Increasing Your Word Power
1 Complete the multiple choice exercise by choosing the right answer.
1) All the following verbs can form acceptable collocations with the noun RELATIONSHIP except ________.
a. make b. create c. acknowledged. deepen e. build
2) All the following adjectives can form acceptable collocations with the noun RELATIONSHIP except ________. a. close b. mutual c. intimated. potential e. fluent
3) All the following adjectives can form acceptable collocations with the noun PANIC except ________.
a. blind b. sudden c. sturdyd. growing e. total
4) All the following verbs can go with the noun PANIC except ________. a. feel b. cause c. created. spread e. throw